Hi - I am a serious DIY but always learning.
I am redoing our ensuite and am removing tiles. The ensuite is approx 3.6m x 1.2m. 2 of the walls are internal and I will be using moisture board, the other 2 walls are only finished in browning which was done 15 years ago. The 600x300 brick pattern tiles came off reasonably easy....whish I could say the same for the plasterboard walls...though I always replace the plasterboard as it always get damaged removing tiles.
Anyhow, I will be fitting a new 1200 x 900 shower at one end. Luckily the 1200 wall at that end was not covered with browning and the tiles were fixed directlt to breeze block wall (not aerated blocks but the heavy dense concrete blocks).
My question....I am trying to avoid (if possible) taking all the browning off. I could skim it but I need the width to fit the 1200 tray and more importantly the 1200 wide frame for the shower door. Before I removed the tiles the gap was on the bottom limit for the new frame at 1170mm.
I could plane back the browning so it could be plastered or at worse remove it altogether and redo with bonding and skim.
But as its been ok for 15 years could I treat it with SBR or Bal C1 or Febond Blue Grit https://www.toolstation.com/febond-blue-grit-plaster-bonding-agent/p37806 or all 3 one on top of another (of course allowing for drying between coats) before sticking tiles to it?
I'm trying to avoid any lengthy delay by replastering with bonding etc.
Oh new tiles I'm thinking of are 900 x 320 and I plan to fit vertically - 900 side going up to the ceiling ...any advice on what adhesive to use would be apprecated too.
Thanks for any advice.
I am redoing our ensuite and am removing tiles. The ensuite is approx 3.6m x 1.2m. 2 of the walls are internal and I will be using moisture board, the other 2 walls are only finished in browning which was done 15 years ago. The 600x300 brick pattern tiles came off reasonably easy....whish I could say the same for the plasterboard walls...though I always replace the plasterboard as it always get damaged removing tiles.
Anyhow, I will be fitting a new 1200 x 900 shower at one end. Luckily the 1200 wall at that end was not covered with browning and the tiles were fixed directlt to breeze block wall (not aerated blocks but the heavy dense concrete blocks).
My question....I am trying to avoid (if possible) taking all the browning off. I could skim it but I need the width to fit the 1200 tray and more importantly the 1200 wide frame for the shower door. Before I removed the tiles the gap was on the bottom limit for the new frame at 1170mm.
I could plane back the browning so it could be plastered or at worse remove it altogether and redo with bonding and skim.
But as its been ok for 15 years could I treat it with SBR or Bal C1 or Febond Blue Grit https://www.toolstation.com/febond-blue-grit-plaster-bonding-agent/p37806 or all 3 one on top of another (of course allowing for drying between coats) before sticking tiles to it?
I'm trying to avoid any lengthy delay by replastering with bonding etc.
Oh new tiles I'm thinking of are 900 x 320 and I plan to fit vertically - 900 side going up to the ceiling ...any advice on what adhesive to use would be apprecated too.
Thanks for any advice.
